It shouldn't be legal to SELL such a dangerous and highly addictive poison over the counter at all.

Let smokers get their needs met by medical services. I don't care if it's free to them at that point, so long as their intake of their chosen drug is monitored by health specialists, and in order to receive treatment for their addiction they need to join a quitting programme.

Sounds a bit draconian, but not when compared to how other seriously damaging and highly addictive poisonous substances are treated.

If we continue to allow the of selling very addictive and proven health destroying drugs for the sake of the god of profit, then smokers should be seen as victims of a decades long conspiracy by corporations who make a lot of money out of exploiting people addicted to the poison they peddle. Smokers don't need extra punishment for doing something legal and fully sanctioned by the state when their pushers are the real problem. Put them out of action before worrying about the little people who get nothing out of their addiction but broke and sick.